TEHRAN – The second national exhibition on innovation for prosperity commenced in Tehran today and will wrap up on Friday.

A total of 346 companies including 281 knowledge-based, creative, and technological companies, 20 NGOs, and 45 executive bodies are attending the event, ISNA reported.

This year the exhibition aims to introduce the capabilities of universities and the national foundations for the elite and science for the participation of people in development plans.

The four-day event will focus on connecting knowledge-based, creative, and technological companies, as well as professors and elites to the issue of less-developed areas.

Expanding the market and facilitating the purchase of goods and services from knowledge-based, creative, and technological companies by introducing projects being implemented by government institutions aimed at removing deprivation, and utilizing the capabilities of companies, professors, elites, and the country’s scientific, creative, and technological ecosystem to address the challenges of less-developed areas to create sustainable job opportunities are among other objectives of the exhibition.

And finally, increasing public participation in interaction with knowledge-based, creative, and technological companies, as well as promoting a knowledge-based economy based on public participation are the main goals of the second national exhibition on ‘Innovation for Prosperity’.

The exhibition covers five main sectors including housing; rural development infrastructure; agriculture; animal husbandry and fisheries; health and rehabilitation; small-scale employment, and soft and educational industries, IRNA reported.

The event serves as a platform for knowledge-based, creative, and technological companies active in the development and progress of less privileged areas to showcase their achievements and capabilities.

First exhibition

The first exhibition was held from June 13-15 last year to introduce the capacities of knowledge-based and innovative companies for creating job opportunities in underdeveloped regions.

The country’s progressing process of development has accelerated with the emphasis on the formation of the technology and innovation ecosystem and the approval of laws for supporting knowledge-based companies and boosting Iran-made products.

Today, we are witnessing the positive effects of adopting the approach in the economy, culture, and daily life of people.

Many efforts have been made over the past couple of years by the government to support villagers and slow down the trend of migration from rural areas to cities.

Improving the scientific level of society, achieving high global rankings in the number of scientific articles, references, and patenting, reducing the illiteracy rate, and increasing the number of university courses and students are only a part of the achievements after the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

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